June 22, 1918

To the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs
Comrade Chicherin

Herewith is transmitted to you for use and safekeeping the small
state seal (on sealing wax), an impression of which
is contained on this document*.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)*

*Published from typewritten text signed by V. I. Lenin

**EDITORIAL NOTES:**

1 Reference is made to the state seal of the RSFSR. A resolution of the Council of People's Commissars prohibiting Soviet institutions from using seals bearing the image of the old coat of arms was adopted by a commission at the SNK on July 24 and approved by the SNK on August 3, 1918 (see "Decrees of Soviet Power," vol. III, Moscow, 1964, p. 167).

On August 3, V. I. Lenin ordered: 1) to strike impressions of the new, Soviet state seal and distribute them to each People's Commissar under receipt; 2) to commission such seals (of smaller size) for all Soviet institutions (see Complete Collected Works, vol. 50, p. 134).

* The memorandum was also signed by N. P. Gorbunov.